Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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YAMAHA TDM900 (2002-2011)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,300 - £3,200- 897cc
- 74 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
Such an easy motorcycle to ride you could do it with your eyes shut
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TRIUMPH ROCKET III (2020-on)
New price: £19,500Used price: £19,500- 2458cc
- 165 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Low seat height
Lighter, sharper and packing even more firepower, the new Rocket 3 is indulgent excess done right
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BMW F900XR (2020-on)
New price: £9,825Used price: £9,000 - £9,900- 895cc
- 103.5 bhp
- 50 mpg
- Medium seat height
Don’t dismiss the BMW F900XR as a poor relative to the S1000XR – the middleweight has a character all of its own
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BMW G310GS (2017-on)
New price: £5,100Used price: £3,600 - £4,700- 313cc
- 33.5 bhp
- 85 mpg
- Medium seat height
BMW’s economical, entry-level adventure bike with GS-inspired looks
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KAWASAKI VERSYS 1000 SE (2019-on)
New price: £14,399Used price: £8,800 - £14,000- 1043cc
- 118 bhp
- Medium seat height
Save yourself a fortune and go for the base model – it’s still a cracker of a motorcycle, even without the electronic tinsel
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KTM 890 DUKE R (2020-on)
New price: £10,399Used price: £9,500 - £10,100- 890cc
- 119 bhp
- Medium seat height
If you’ve ever wondered what a top-level race bike feels like in the corners the KTM is an orange-tinted window into that world
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HONDA CB125F (2015-on)
New price: £2,499Used price: £2,000 - £2,500- 125cc
- 10.46 bhp
- 107 mpg
- Low seat height
Popular bike but build quality not great on some used models
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HONDA XL125V VARADERO (2001-2009)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 15 bhp
- 65 mpg
- Medium seat height
Although only a 125, there's plenty of big bike feel
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YAMAHA FZ6 FAZER (2004-2009)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,300- 600cc
- 90 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
Looks sharp, has a brilliant motor, excellent handling and offers huge versatility
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TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE BOBBER BLACK (2018-on)
New price: £11,650Used price: £8,500 - £11,700- 1200cc
- 76 bhp
- 69 mpg
- Low seat height
Triumph’s Bobber gains a moody look and fat 16-inch front tyre
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HONDA PCX125 (2010-2013)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 11.1 bhp
- 91 mpg
- Low seat height
The first ever two-wheeler to feature a fuel-saving idle stop system
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KTM 390 DUKE (2017-on)
New price: £4,699Used price: £3,200 - £4,300- 373cc
- 44 bhp
- Medium seat height
The 2017 KTM 390 Duke raised the A2 licence bar
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KAWASAKI Z H2 (2020-on)
New price: £15,149Used price: £13,000 - £15,200- 998cc
- 197 bhp
- Medium seat height
It’s fearsomely fast and overflowing with chirpy, elasticated grunt, but it’s also incredibly smooth, friendly and accessible
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BMW F650GS (2008-2013)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,800- 798cc
- 71 bhp
- 53 mpg
- Medium seat height
Successor to long-lived and popular entry-level F650 single
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BMW K1600GT (2017-on)
New price: £20,045Used price: £13,500 - £20,000- 1649cc
- 160 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Medium seat height
The Euro 4 compliant K1600GT with next generation ESA is class leading, there’s no smoother way to travel
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BMW R1200RS (2015-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,500 - £11,000- 1170cc
- 125 bhp
- 56 mpg
- Medium seat height
BMW’s R1200RS: an unsung sports touring hero that can do just about anything, for not a lot of cash
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SUZUKI GSX-R1000R (2017-on)
New price: £16,099Used price: £11,000 - £16,000- 999cc
- 199 bhp
- Medium seat height
It’s been a long time coming but the 2017 GSX-R1000R is worth the wait
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HONDA CB250 (1992-2003)
New price: N/A- 234cc
- 20 bhp
- 75 mpg
- Low seat height
Trusted, reliable and entirely without pretence
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HONDA C90 (1967-2002)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £4,500- 85cc
- 8 bhp
- 100 mpg
- Low seat height
The UK’s favourite Cub, the C90 has gone from budget commuter to usable and cherished classic
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TRIUMPH TIGER 900 GT PRO (2020-on)
New price: £12,800Used price: £12,800- 888cc
- 93.9 bhp
- 55.4 mpg
- Medium seat height
Despite sharing no components with the outgoing 800, it still feels like a mid-range Tiger, just a better mid-range Tiger
